Watch footage from Sporting Lisbons friendly clash against Manchester United in 2003, where a young Cristiano Ronaldo caught the eye of Sir Alex Ferguson. Ronaldo gave United defenders a torrid time in the August 2003 friendly, which marked the opening of the Estadio Jose Alvalade in the Portuguese capital as Sporting swapped their home kit for their away kit in the second half. Just five days later, the 18-year-old was a United player in a £12.2m deal. The game that made Ronaldo The 2003 friendly that set Cristiano Ronaldo on the path to superstardom. Sporting won the game 3-1, and the Real Madrid forward, who spent six fruitful years at Old Trafford under Ferguson, has described the night as perfect. Ronaldo takes on Nicky Butt in the 2003 friendly Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon dOr three times since, said: The first game that I played against Manchester United was an unbelievable game. It was the perfect night, the perfect night.After the game some of my team-mates said: Listen, youre going to go to Manchester, trust me! Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Sir Alex Ferguson was there, and [they said] he wants to speak with you. I go to the dressing room, he introduced me to the players.Watch the footage, courtesy of MUTV, in the video above - Watch #CR7Live on Wednesday at 1pm on SkySports.com, Sky Sports Facebook page and on the Soccer AM You Tube Channel. Also See: The game that made Ronaldo Ronaldo unlikely to retire at Real Premier League video Live on Sky Gabriel Jesus Manchester City Jersey . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City Jersey . Jane Virtanen scored two, and Alex Roach and Elliott Peterson rounded out the offence for the Hitmen (40-15-6). Brady Brassart chipped in with three assists. Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. http://www.authenticmanchestercityshop.com/Authentic-Sergio-Aguero-Manchester-City-Jersey/ . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. Eliaquim Mangala Manchester City Jersey . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Daniel Grimshaw Jersey . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. NEW ORLEANS -- Marcus LoVett hit 7 of 8 shots for 18 points and St. Johns tied the school record with 16 3-pointers to race to a 95-75 win over Tulane on Friday night, ending a five-game losing streak.Federico Mussini and Bashir Ahmed added 17 points apiece and Shamorie Ponds 15 for the Red Storm (3-5), who shot 55 percent (33 of 60) from the field and 13 of 15 from the foul line.Tulane (1-7) shot a respectable 8 of 18 behind the arc (44 percent) but St. Johns was 16 of 25, matching the record set on March 18, 20144, against Robert Morris.ddddddddddddhe Red Storm made its first 3, missed its second and then reeled off nine in a row to lead 30-15. They led 51-32 at the half, making 11 of 14 behind the arc (79 percent) and 17 of 28 overall (61 percent).Ahmed and Ponds had four 3s apiece, LoVett and Mussini three, combining to go 14 of 19.Ryan Smith led Tulane with 17 points and Malik Morgan had 15. ' ' '